Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 179972
Printer settings not remembered across reboots
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:23 EST
Description of problem: When I used printconf (usually the GUI version) to configure a local printer, it works fine until I reboot. Then I have to redo the whole thing again. For example, I have to mark the printer as "shared", configure the paper size, DPI settings, etc. Some settings I don't have to redo: the printer driver, for example. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): system-config-printer-0.6.131.3-1 cups-1.1.23-15.3 How reproducible: Happens every single time for me. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set up a printer with printconf. Set it to shared. Change something like the DPI or paper size. 2. Reboot. 3. Look at the printer settings in printconf. Actual results: Certain settings (DPI, paper size, shared status are the ones I usually change) have been reset back to their default settings. Expected results: The settings should be the same as before. Additional info:
Please attach the output of 'printconf-tui --Xexport'. Thanks.
Created attachment 124546 [details] Output from "printconf-tui --Xexport" Well, this is very odd. I've attached the file, but ever since I've run this command, the settings have "stuck" and are now kept over reboots. This is the first time in dozens of reboots I've seen this behavior. Is it possible that running this command somehow made things permanent?
So, I tried an experiment. I changed some settings and rebooted. This time, it worked again - the changes stuck. Ever since I've run the command you suggested, everything is working OK. I've no explanation for this at all. I definitely wasn't imagining things before: my wife would frequently complain that she couldn't print from her machine, and this always happened after a reboot. A check of the settings always showed them all reset back to their old values. Honestly! I wasn't halucinating. One point to note is that I've always made changes logged in as my user id, and so had to enter the root password in administrative privilages dialog box. When I ran the "printconf-tui --Xexport" command, I did it from a terminal where I had already su'd to root, so wasn't asked for a password. However, I did accidently type "printconf-tui -Xexport" instead (single dash), which brought up the TUI dialog box. I thought I'd mention it just in case it had any side effects.
The system-config-printer tool was re-written for FC6, and that has fixed a lot of problems like this. Please re-open if this occurs again in FC6 or newer.